Dublin Fire Brigade have released images of the scene of an eight-car collision in Tallaght on Friday.

Three units from Dublin Fire Brigade and several ambulances attended the scene of the huge pile-up at The Katherine Tynan Road, which happened at around noon yesterday.

The images show the extent of damage caused by the smash, which resulted in the hospitalisation of multiple people.

(Image: Twitter/@DubFireBrigade)

They also reveal how much worse the incident could have been, with two vans and a truck among the vehicles involved.

The Dublin Fire Brigade Twitter account posted the images the afternoon, saying: "Yesterday we responded to an 8 vehicle RTC in Tallaght. Multiple patients, no major injuries. Triage on scene & transport to hosp".